Matsya Purana — Navagraha Sacrifice for Planetary Pacification and Prosperity, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

गुडौदनं रवेर्दद्यात् सोमाय घृतपायसम् अङ्गारकाय संयावं बुधाय क्षीरषष्टिके //

Transliteration

guḍaudanaṃ raverdadyāt somāya ghṛtapāyasam aṅgārakāya saṃyāvaṃ budhāya kṣīraṣaṣṭike //

Translation

Hendaklah dipersembahkan guḍaudana (nasi dengan gula melaka/jaggery) kepada Ravi (Surya). Kepada Soma (Bulan) persembahkan ghṛtapāyasa (bubur susu dimasak dengan ghee). Kepada Aṅgāraka (Marikh) persembahkan saṃyāva, suatu hidangan manis. Kepada Budha (Utarid) persembahkan beras ṣaṣṭika yang dimasak dengan susu.

Word by Word

• guḍa-odanaṃ: rice cooked with jaggery

• raveḥ: to Ravi/the Sun

• dadyāt: one should give/offer

• somāya: to Soma/the Moon

• ghṛta-pāyasam: payasa (rice pudding) prepared with ghee

• aṅgārakāya: to Aṅgāraka (Mars)

• saṃyāvam: saṃyāva, a sweet oblation/food offering

• budhāya: to Budha (Mercury)

• kṣīra-ṣaṣṭike: ṣaṣṭika rice cooked in milk (milk-rice).

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, via the Purāṇic narrator’s discourse)

Entities Mentioned

• Ravi (Sun)
• Soma (Moon)
• Aṅgāraka (Mars)
• Budha (Mercury)

Tags

• Navagraha
• Graha-Śānti
• Dāna
• Ritual Offerings
• Vrata

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not discuss pralaya; it focuses on ritual offerings (naivedya/dāna) prescribed for specific planetary deities.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It presents a practical dharmic duty: making prescribed offerings to the grahas for well-being and harmony, a common householder and royal responsibility within Purāṇic ritual ethics.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual: it assigns specific food offerings to particular grahas as part of Navagraha worship and graha-śānti procedures.